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QOTD for Sunday, May 19, 2013 -- Lady Beth, 21:57:23 05/18/13 Sat
The following quote is taken from Outlander by Diana Gabaldon, Chapter 21, Une Mauvais Quart d'Heure After Another. Copyright 1991 by Diana Gabaldon. All rights reserved.
"Sulking!" he said. "Sulking, is it? I'm using all the self-control I've got, to keep from shakin' ye 'til your teeth rattle, and you tell me not to sulk!
"What in the name of God is the matter with you?" I asked angrily. I tried to shake off his grip, but his fingers dug into my upper arms like the teeth of a trap.
"What's the matter wi' me? I'll tell ye what the matter is since ye want to know!" he said through clenched teeth. "I'm tired of having to prove over and over that you're no an English spy. I'm tired of having to watch you every minute for fear of what foolishness you'll try next. And I'm verra tired of people trying to to make me watch while they rape you! I dinna enjoy it a bit!"
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QOTD for 18 May 2013 -- SueP, 17:18:36 05/18/13 Sat
The following quote is taken from Cross Stitch by Diana Gabaldon, Chapter 25. Thou Shalt not Suffer a Witch to Live.
‘The Highlanders – all the clans that follow Charlie – will be wiped out. Hundreds and hundreds of the clansmen will die at Culloden; those that are left will be hunted and killed.
The clans will be crushed…and they’ll not rise again. Not in your life time – not even in mine.’
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QOTD for 17 May 2013 -- SueP, 19:23:06 05/17/13 Fri
The following quote is taken from Cross Stitch by Diana Gabaldon, Chapter 28. Kisses and Drawers.
‘Grannie MacNab,’Jamie interrupted, advancing a menacing half step through the water, ‘whatever your wish is, I’ll do it. Provided only that ye’ll give me back my shirt before my parts fall off wi’ cold.’
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- Am I right when I presume that this Rob McNab is the same Rob McNab whom we meet in Lord John Series (as husband of the brothel-owner and previous prostitute, was she Nellie?) (NT) -- Margit, 00:44:32 05/18/13 Sat
- I do believe that is correct, although I can't remember where I get that from. (NT) -- Susannah, 06:03:19 05/18/13 Sat
- I may be wrong, but, I think it's young Rabbie, the grandson that Grannie MacNab wanted Jamie to take away from his abusive father, who is the grown-up husband of Nellie (? not sure of her name - don't have the books to hand), the brothel owner in the LJG series. Rob MacNab was killed in the fire that destroyed his house after he betrayed Jamie to the Guard. Jenny took in his widow, Mary (who later sleeps with Jamie in Voyager, after bringing him dinner the night before he turns himself in as Dun Bonnet), as a housemaid. (NT) -- TerriC, 06:54:36 05/18/13 Sat
- Does someone know the answer to this? I havent read the Lord John books. (NT) -- SueP, 03:15:29 05/18/13 Sat
- Little did Jamie know that him trying to help Grannie MacNab would lead to such terrible things. (NT) --
LisaW, 09:33:45 05/18/13 Sat
QOTD for 16 May 2013 -- SueP, 02:19:43 05/17/13 Fri
The following quote is taken from Cross Stitch by Diana Gabaldon, Chapter 8. An Evening’s Entertainment.
“’ I am the wife of the Laird of Balnain
The Folk have stolen me over again.”’’
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QOTD for 15 May 2013 -- SueP, 16:16:43 05/15/13 Wed
The following quote is taken from Cross Stitch by Diana Gabaldon, Chapter 15. Revelations of the Bridal Chamber. Copyright © Diana Gabaldon 1991. All rights reserved.
“ “ Where did you learn to kiss like that?’ I said, a little breathless. He grinned and pulled me close again.
‘I said I was a virgin, not a monk,’ he said, kissing me again. ‘If I find I need guidance, I’ll ask,’ “
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QOTD for 14 May 2013 -- SueP, 16:56:17 05/14/13 Tue
The following quote is taken from Cross Stitch by Diana Gabaldon, Chapter 1. A New Beginning.
“ “I like everything about you,’he said huskily. ‘You look wonderful by candlelight, you know. Your eyes are like sherry
In crystal, and your skin glows like ivory. A candlelight witch, you are. Perhaps I should disconnect the lamps permanently.’ “
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QOTD for 13 May 2013 -- SueP, 19:06:03 05/13/13 Mon
The following quote is taken from Cross Stitch by Diana Gabaldon, Chapter 24. By the Pricking of my Thumbs. Copyright © Diana Gabaldon 1991. All rights reserved.
“ ‘ In my stables?' Auld Alick looked aghast. He half rose to his feet and called across the room to the head table, ‘Callum, ye’ll see that man stays oot o’ my sheds! I’ll not have him frightening my horses, duke or no! Or troubling the boys, neither! He added as an obvious afterthought."
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QOTD for 12 May 2013 -- SueP, 20:59:08 05/12/13 Sun
The following quote is taken from Cross Stitch by Diana Gabaldon, Chapter20. Deserted Glades. Copyright © Diana Gabaldon 1991. All rights reserved.
“In the morning he was sound asleep beside me, and on my blanket rested a small parcel, done up in a sheet of thin paper, fastened with the tail feather of a woodpecker thrust through the sheet. Unfolding it carefully I found a large chunk of rough amber. One face of the chunk had been smoothed off and polished, and in this window could be seen the delicate form of a tiny dragonfly, suspended in eternal flight.”
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High cost of audio cd's -- Marsha Kanapaux, 16:01:26 05/12/13 Sun
I am trying mto complete my audio collection but am having trouble finding Fiery Cross and Echo In The Bone at an acceptable price. The only ones I find are $200 or more and a lot out of my price range. Any suggestions??
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QOTD for Saturday, May 11, 2013 -- HeatherLeigh, 20:23:35 05/10/13 Fri
The following quote is taken from Dragonfly In Amber by Diana Gabaldon, Chapter 32, Field of Dreams. Copyright (c) 1992 by Diana Gabaldon. All rights reserved.
"'Aye, it is. But the laird's eaten six o' the things so far, and they havena kilt him yet.'
The response from the men and children was a good deal more enthusiastic, likely owing to the generous quantities of butter supplied with the potatoes.
'Men would eat horse droppings, if ye served them wi' butter,' Jenny said, in answer to an observation along these lines.
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QOTD for Friday, May 10, 2013 -- HeatherLeigh, 04:48:02 05/10/13 Fri
The following quote is taken from The Fiery Cross by Diana Gabaldon, Chapter 107, Zugunruhe. Copyright© 2001 by Diana Gabaldon. All rights reserved.
"A slight flush showed on the high cheekbones, and he wore a faint but definite air of satisfaction.
This was explained at once, though, when Jamie produced a small bundle from inside his shirt and unwrapped a linen towel, revealing half a dozen fresh biscuits, still warm, and dripping with melted butter and honey."
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QOTD for Thursday, May 9, 2013 -- HeatherLeigh, 04:52:13 05/09/13 Thu
The following quote is taken from Outlander by Diana Gabaldon, Chapter 22, Reckonings. Copyright (c) 1991 by Diana Gabaldon. All rights reserved.
"'But he said it was good-hearted of me to take the blame, so while he'd have to punish me, I could take my choice between being thrashed or going to bed without my supper.' He laughed ruefully, shaking his head. 'Father knew me pretty well. I took the thrashing with no questions.'
'You're nothing but a walking appetite, Jamie,' I said
'Aye,' he agreed without rancor, 'always have been."
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QOTD for Wednesday, May 8, 2013 -- HeatherLeigh, 04:58:30 05/08/13 Wed
The following quote is taken from Dragonfly In Amber by Diana Gabaldon, Chapter 13, Deceptions. Copyright (c) 1992 by Diana Gabaldon. All rights reserved.
"My breasts were growing fuller, and more sensitive by the day; my nipples ached and tingled sometimes under the tight binding of my gowns, wanting to be suckled.
'Will ye let me do this later?' he murmured, with a soft bite. 'When the child's come, and your breasts fill wi' milk? Will ye feed me, too, then, next to your heart?'
I clasped his head and cradled it, fingers deep in the baby-soft hair that grew thick at the base of his skull.
'Always,' I whispered."
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I am currently doing another re-read of Voyager and have to say how emotional it is each and every time. When I got to Chapter 24, "A. Malcolm, Printer" I got this big smile on my face and my heart sped up. One of the most romantic lines ever occurs in this chapter..Claire and Jamie talk about their first wedding and Jamie says "It's always been forever for me, Sassenach" or something like that...and I burst into tears. It's so amazing how words on a piece of paper (or a Kindle) can do that to me. -- CarolSR, 09:39:20 05/07/13 Tue
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QOTD for Tuesday, May 7, 2013 -- HeatherLeigh, 04:57:38 05/07/13 Tue
The following quote is taken from A Breath of Snow and Ashes by Diana Gabaldon, Chapter 87, Justice is Mine, Sayeth the Lord. Copyright© 2005 by Diana Gabaldon. All rights reserved.
"'I'd always thought being in danger of death would make one too nervous to eat, but apparently not."
He shook his head, took a swallow of ale, and passed me the bottle.
'A friend once told me, 'The body has nay conscience.' I dinna ken that that's entirely so—but it is true that the body doesna generally admit the possibility of nonexistence. And if ye exist—well, ye need food, that's all.' He grinned one-sided at me, and tearing the last of the sweet rolls in half, gave one to me."
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QOTD for Monday, May 5, 2013 -- HeatherLeigh, 04:48:31 05/06/13 Mon
The following quote is taken from The Fiery Cross by Diana Gabaldon, Chapter 99, Brother. Copyright (c) 2001 by Diana Gabaldon. All rights reserved.
"'Comment sont vos selles, grandpere?' Germain inquired chummily, evidently familiar with this line of social inquiry. And how are your stools, grandfather?
'Free and easy,' his grandfather assured him. 'Eat up your parritch every morning, and ye'll never have piles.'
'Da!'
'Well, it's true,' Jamie protested."
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QOTD for Sunday, May 4, 2013 -- HeatherLeigh, 21:27:38 05/04/13 Sat
The following quote is taken from An Echo In The Bone by Diana Gabaldon, Chapter 61, No Better Companion Than the Rifle. Copyright © 2009 by Diana Gabaldon. All rights reserved.
"'Have we got any food?' he asked plaintively, dropping the lid back in place.
'In fact we have.' I reached into the cloth-covered pail at my feet and triumphantly pulled out a meat pie, its crust golden and shimmering with lard.
His face assumed the expression of an Israelite beholding the promised land and he held out his hands, receiving the pie with the reverance due a precious object, though this impression was dispelled in the next instant as he took a large bite out of it."
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QOTD for Saturday, 4 May 2013. -- MariaM, 00:33:55 05/04/13 Sat
The following quote is taken from A Breath of Snow and Ashes by Diana Gabaldon, Chapter 74, So Romantic. Copyright (c) 2005 by Diana Gabaldon, all rights reserved.
“ “Oh, I was going to explore the terrain a bit,” he said, raising himself on one elbow and walking his fingers slowly across the upper slope of one breast. “I suppose I could do it on foot, though. Takes more time, but ye do enjoy the scenery more. They say.”
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QOTD for Friday, 3 May 2013. -- MariaM, 05:03:07 05/03/13 Fri
The following quote is taken from A Breath of Snow and Ashes by Diana Gabaldon, Chapter 114, Amanda. Copyright (c) 2005 by Diana Gabaldon, all rights reserved.
“ “I will not let you go without me,” Roger said through his teeth.
“I don’t want to go without you!” Bree said, looking exasperated. “But how can we leave Jemmy here, without us? And how can we make him go? A baby – we think that can work, because of the legends, but Jem – how will he make it? We can’t let him risk being killed!” “
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QOTD for Thursday, 2 May 2013. -- MariaM, 04:43:11 05/02/13 Thu
The following quote is taken from A Breath of Snow and Ashes by Diana Gabaldon, Chapter 50, Sharp Edges. Copyright (c) 2005 by Diana Gabaldon, all rights reserved.
“ “What I said. If you’re spending so much time with Amy McCallum that it’s common talk you’re having an affair with her –“
“I’m what?” His voice broke with outrage, but there was a shifty look in his eyes that gave him away.
“So you’ve heard it, too – haven’t you?” She didn’t feel triumphant at having caught him out; more a sense of sick fury.
“You can’t possibly think that’s true, Bree,” he said, his voice pitched uncertainly between angry repudiation and pleading."
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QOTD for Wednesday, 1 May 2013. -- MariaM, 22:50:12 04/30/13 Tue
The following quote is taken from The Fiery Cross by Diana Gabaldon, Chapter 73, A Whiter Shade of Pale. Copyright (c) 2001 by Diana Gabaldon. All rights reserved.
“His lips twisted, but finally settled on a reluctant smile. He shook his head and lifted one hand, pointing toward the ceiling. She turned to see a dark spot on the plaster – looking closer, she could see that it was a vagrant bee, blundered in from the garden during the day, somnolent now in the shadows.
“Yeah? Okay, here comes the honeybee,” she said, more softly, slipping the spoon into his mouth. “Bzzz, bzzz, bzzz.” “
No 'Hump Day' quote for hump day as it doesn't fit with my theme. Doesn't mean there won't be any hump day quote, though... ;-)
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QOTD for Tuesday, 30 April 2013. -- MariaM, 01:24:40 04/30/13 Tue
The following quote is taken from Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon, Chapter 66, Child of My Blood. Copyright (c) 1997 by Diana Gabaldon. All rights reserved.
“ ‘I don’t want to live with you, if you came back for duty,’ she said. She looked at me then, her eyes soft with pain. ‘I’ve seen a marriage made from obligation – and I’ve seen one made for love. If I hadn’t –‘ She stopped and swallowed, then went on, looking at Roger. ‘If I hadn’t seen both, I could have lived with obligation. But I have seen both – and I won’t."
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QOTD for Monday, 29 April 2013. -- MariaM, 02:29:06 04/29/13 Mon
The following quote is taken from Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon, Chapter 18, Unseemly Lust. Copyright (c) 1997 by Diana Gabaldon. All rights reserved.
“ ‘I’ll wait,’ he said, and let her go. He held her hands and looked into her eyes, now soft and clear as rain pools.
‘Hear me though,’ he said softly. ‘I will have you all – or not at all.’”
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QOTD for Sunday, 28 April 2013. -- MariaM, 01:27:22 04/28/13 Sun
The following quote is taken from Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon, Chapter 3, The Minister’s Cat. Copyright (c) 1997 by Diana Gabaldon. All rights reserved.
“ ‘Uh-huh.’ She accelerated neatly out of the turn. ‘One of Mama’s medical terms. Coccygodynia is a pain in the region of the tailbone. She used to call the hospital administration coccygodynians, all the time.’
‘And here I thought it was one of your engineering terms. All right, then… the Minister’s cat is a camstairy cat.’ He grinned at her lifted eyebrow. ‘Quarrelsome. Coccygodynians are camstairy by nature.’ “
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QOTD for Saturday, April 27, 2013 -- Lady Allison, 22:47:00 04/26/13 Fri
The following quote is taken from Dragonfly In Amber by Diana Gabaldon, Chapter 46, Timor Mortis Conturbat Me . Copyright (c) 1992 by Diana Gabaldon. All rights reserved.
“Aye, I would,” he said. “But I wasna carrying your child.”
The wind had frozen me; it was the cold that made me shake, I told myself. The cold that took my breath away.
“You can’t tell,” I said at last. “It’s much too soon to be sure.”
He snorted briefly, and a tiny flicker of amusement lit his eyes.
“And me a farmer, too! Sassenach, ye havena been a day late in your courses, in all the time since ye first took me to your bed. Ye havena bled now in forty-six days.”
“You bastard!” I said, outraged. “You counted! In the middle of a bloody war, you counted!”
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QOTD for Friday, April 26, 2013 -- Lady Allison, 23:09:28 04/25/13 Thu
The following quote is taken from Dragonfly In Amber by Diana Gabaldon, Chapter 40, The Fox’s Lair . Copyright (c) 1992 by Diana Gabaldon. All rights reserved.
“Jamie,” I said. “Do you really think we’ll ever--”
“I do, he said, with certainty, not letting me finish. He leaned over and kissed my forehead. “I know it, Sassenach, and so do you. You were meant to be a mother, and I surely dinna intend to let anyone else father your children.”
“Well, that’s good,” I said. “Neither do I.”
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QOTD for Thursday, April 25, 2013 -- Lady Allison, 23:50:27 04/24/13 Wed
The following quote is taken from Dragonfly In Amber by Diana Gabaldon, Chapter 35, Moonlight . Copyright (c) 1992 by Diana Gabaldon. All rights reserved.
“It’s the way ye talk to them before they’re born,” she said softly. “You’ll know?”
I placed my hands gently over my belly, one atop the other, remembering.
“Yes, I know.”
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QOTD for Wednesday, April 24, 2013 -- Lady Allison, 21:15:34 04/23/13 Tue
The following quote is taken from Dragonfly In Amber by Diana Gabaldon, Chapter 17, Possession. Copyright (c) 1992 by Diana Gabaldon. All rights reserved.
“I felt it for the first time while lying in bed the next morning, watching Jamie dress for the day. A tiny fluttering sensation, at once familiar and completely new. Jamie had his back turned to me, as he wriggled into his knee-length shirt and stretched his arms, settling the folds of white linen across the breadth of his shoulders.
I lay quite still, waiting, hoping for it to come again. It did, this time as a series of infinitesimal quick movements, like the bursting of bubbles rising to the surface of a carbonated liquid.”
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Just listening to the end of Drums where Roger is reciting from memory to Jamie the letter that Frank wrote to The Reverend Wakefield. It has so much information in it. Does anyone have an idea why BJR was buried in the St. Kilda kirkyard rather than returned to Sussex? Do you think we will ever actually know why?? -- Lady Linda, 09:12:57 04/23/13 Tue
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QOTD for Tuesday, April 23, 2012 -- Lady Allison, 21:10:12 04/22/13 Mon
The following quote is taken from Dragonfly In Amber by Diana Gabaldon, Chapter 10, A Lady with Brown Hair Curling Luxuriantly. Copyright (c) 1992 by Diana Gabaldon. All rights reserved.
“Yes, I think so. ‘Blood of my blood, bone of my bone…”
“I give ye my body, that we may be one,” he finished. “Aye, and I have kept that vow, Sassenach, and so have you.” He turned me slightly, and one hand cupped itself gently over the tiny swell of my stomach.
“Blood of my blood,” he whispered, “and bone of my bone. You carry me within ye, Claire, and ye canna leave me now, no matter what happens. You are mine, always, if ye will it or no, if ye want me or nay. Mine, and I wilna let ye go.”
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QOTD for Monday, April 22, 2013 -- Lady Allison, 22:29:32 04/21/13 Sun
The following quote is taken from Outlander by Diana Gabaldon, Chapter 41, From the Womb of the Earth. Copyright (c) 1991 by Diana Gabaldon. All rights reserved.
“I have a gift for you too,” I said suddenly to Jamie. He turned toward me and his hand slid, large and sure, over the plane of my still-flat stomach.
“Have you, now?” he said.
And the world was all around us, new with possibility.”
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QOTD for Sunday, April 21, 2013 -- Lady Allison, 22:53:55 04/20/13 Sat
The following quote is taken from Outlander by Diana Gabaldon, Chapter 30, Conversations by the Hearth . Copyright (c) 1991 by Diana Gabaldon. All rights reserved.
“I stretched too, arms upward, feeling the pleasant pull of tired muscles. Jamie’s hands ran down my sides and rested on the swell of my hips. I leaned back into him, drawing his hands forward, imagining them cupping the gentle curve of an unborn child.”
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QOTD for Saturday, April 20, 2013 -- CarolSR, 17:08:03 04/19/13 Fri
The following quote is taken from Dragonfly In Amber by Diana Gabaldon, CHAPTER 38 A BARGAIN WITH THE DEVIL. Copyright (c) 1992 by Diana Gabaldon. All rights reserved
“The note of triumph in his voice was faint, but unmistakable. “I,” he said softly, “I have had him as you could never have him. You are a woman; you cannot understand, even witch as you are. I have held the soul of his manhood, have taken from him what he has taken from me. I know him, as he now knows me. We are bound, he and I, by blood.”
I give ye my Body, that we Two may be One…”
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QOTD for Friday, April 19, 2013 -- CarolSR, 16:48:18 04/18/13 Thu
The following quote is taken from Dragonfly In Amber by Diana Gabaldon, CHAPTER 38 A BARGAIN WITH THE DEVIL. Copyright (c) 1992 by Diana Gabaldon. All rights reserved
“He told me. Everything.”
He made a small sound, half a sigh.
“Whether the idea pleases you or not, my dear, we are linked, you and I. I cannot say it pleases me, but I admit the truth of it. You know, as I do, the touch of his skin—so warm, is he not? Almost as though he burned from within. You know the smell of his sweat and the roughness of the hairs on his thighs. You know the sound that he makes at the last, when he has lost himself. So do I.”
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- You know, BJR makes my skin crawl! Like others have expressed, I hope we see those final moments between he and Jamie on the battlefield, maybe in a flashback, before the series ends. (NT) -- Lady Linda, 18:16:53 04/18/13 Thu
- BJR is the most vile character! Why would he want to throw that in Claire's face when he wanted her help? (NT) -- LisaW, 19:20:18 04/18/13 Thu
- IMO... BJR talks to Claire like this because he is jealous of her and wishes to hurt her .... She has what he wants.... She has Jamies love devotion protection and his body freely given to her (NT) -- Aussie wench, 03:31:51 04/19/13 Fri
- THIS is the conversation I was referring earlier in the week as the most vile that D.G. has written. (NT) -- DawnW., 08:24:19 04/19/13 Fri
- I seem to remember Claire thinking to herself during this onversation that he was telling her this because he wanted to remember, to re-live it, and she was the only one he could tell it to so he was able to re-live it. Sick twisted SOB. (NT) -- Cait, 08:26:44 04/19/13 Fri
- I knew BJR would get the juices flowing this week. :) (NT) -- CarolSR, 09:44:49 04/19/13 Fri
- Ew. BJR forgot one thing they don't share - Jamie's love. (NT) -- jayn, 13:19:38 04/19/13 Fri
QOTD for Thursday, April 18, 2013 -- CarolSR, 16:55:47 04/17/13 Wed
The following quote is taken from Dragonfly In Amber by Diana Gabaldon, CHAPTER 22 THE ROYAL STUD. Copyright (c) 1992 by Diana Gabaldon. All rights reserved
“What it is that lies between Jack Randall and me will be settled only when one of us is dead—and maybe not then. There are ways of killing other than with a knife or a gun, and there are things worse than physical death.” His tone softened. “In Ste. Anne, you pulled me back from more than one kind of death, mo duinne, and never think I don’t know it.” He shook his head. “Perhaps I do owe you more than you owe me, after all.”
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QOTD for Wednesday, April 17, 2013 -- CarolSR, 16:35:27 04/16/13 Tue
The following quote is taken from Dragonfly In Amber by Diana Gabaldon, CHAPTER 21 UNTIMELY RESURRECTION. Copyright (c) 1992 by Diana Gabaldon. All rights reserved
“No.” The voice that spoke above me was soft, almost expressionless. Looking up, I could see that the face still matched it, but a quick, hot pulse beat in his neck, and the small, triangular scar above his collar flushed red with heat. “I am called Lord Broch Tuarach for formality’s sake,” the soft Scottish voice above me said. “And beyond the requirements of formality, you will never speak to me again—until you beg for your life at the point of my sword. Then, you may use my name, for it will be the last word you ever speak.”
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QOTD for Tuesday, April 16, 2013 -- CarolSR, 16:43:53 04/15/13 Mon
The following quote is taken from Dragonfly In Amber by Diana Gabaldon, CHAPTER 21 UNTIMELY RESURRECTION. Copyright (c) 1992 by Diana Gabaldon. All rights reserved
“I trust your new husband keeps you in better order than…”
The words died in his throat as he looked up to see the source of the footsteps that had just turned into the hall behind me. If I had wanted to discompose him, that urge was now fully gratified. No Hamlet on the stage had ever reacted to the appearance of a ghost with more convincing terror than I saw stamped on that aristocratic face. The hand still holding my arm clawed deep into my flesh, and I felt the jolt of shock that surged through him like an electric charge.”
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I just hit on something about the ghost.... i think -- Reelgael, 18:32:51 04/14/13 Sun
When frank sees the ghost, he says he "seemed terribly unhappy about something. Not that I could see his face well; just something about the way he stood." Ok, here it comes...earlier in the day they found the blood on the doorstep. Could the blood have been preventing Jamie from getting up to Claire, forcing him to watch her in the window from outside? Has anyone ever connected this?
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- Maybe, never thought of that. (NT) -- jayn, 19:03:12 04/14/13 Sun
- Starting a reread for MOBY. Thinking I must be thinking too hard knowing what's coming up (NT) -- Reelgael, 19:18:32 04/14/13 Sun
- could be, I suspect he was very unhappy seeing claire with Frank. don' t know what he would have 'done' had he been able to get in the house if indeed the blood stopped him. I think Frank is the source of his distress. (NT) -- gstanley32, 05:08:02 04/15/13 Mon
- That point was considered once on Compuserve with much discussion. I always thought it was a good possibility too. (NT) -- HeatherLeigh, 05:10:40 04/15/13 Mon
- I thought the blood on the doorstep was from a black cock as part of some ritual. Didn't Frank muse that it was quite a contrast between the "auld ways" and those of the kirk, particularly when one considered it was the minister's house? (NT) -- DianaH, 06:02:16 04/15/13 Mon
- My take on it has been that "ghost" Jamie knows that it is very close to the time that Claire will be coming to "live" Jamie in the past and the ghost is simply impatient. Of course, this is just speculation. I believe Diana said all would be revealed about the ghost at the end of the series. (NT) -- Lady Linda, 10:40:39 04/15/13 Mon
- I think the ghost of Jamie comes to help Claire steer to him when she goes through the stones. Jamie knows when it will happen, when he dies, so he comes to her then. (NT) -- LisaW, 12:24:35 04/15/13 Mon
QOTD for Monday, April 15, 2013 -- CarolSR, 17:03:14 04/14/13 Sun
The following quote is taken from Dragonfly In Amber by Diana Gabaldon, CHAPTER 8 UNLAID GHOSTS AND CROCODILES. Copyright (c) 1992 by Diana Gabaldon. All rights reserved
“I took a step toward him, but he stopped me with a quick motion. He turned his face back to the window, calm now, and blank as the glass he looked through.
“Get ye to bed, lassie. Leave me to myself a bit; I’ll be well enough presently. There’s naught to worry ye now.”
He stretched his arms out, grasping the window frame, blotting out the light with his body. His shoulders swelled with effort, and I could tell that he was pushing against the wood with all his might.
“It was only a dream. Jack Randall is dead.”
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8 Quoters needed -- Judie, 23:48:50 04/13/13 Sat
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QOTD for Sunday, April 14, 2013 -- CarolSR, 17:08:23 04/13/13 Sat
The following quote is taken from Dragonfly In Amber by Diana Gabaldon, CHAPTER 8 UNLAID GHOSTS AND CROCODILES. Copyright (c) 1992 by Diana Gabaldon. All rights reserved.
“ Jonathan Randall walked the room. And lay naked in my bed, atop the woolen blanket.
There had been the sound of hoarse breathing close behind him, and the feel of sweat-drenched skin, sliding against his own. He gritted his teeth in an agony of frustration. The man behind him sensed the small movement and laughed.
“Oh, we’ve some time yet before they hang you, my boy,” he whispered. “Plenty of time to enjoy it.” Randall moved suddenly, hard and abrupt, and he made a small involuntary sound.”
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QOTD for Saturday, April 13, 2013 -- LisaW, 00:35:53 04/13/13 Sat
The following quote is taken from The Fiery Cross by Diana Gabaldon, chapter 99 "Brother". Copyright© 2001 by Diana Gabaldon. All rights reserved.
"I dream of Ian now and then. These dreams most
often take the shape of daily life, and I see him here at
Lallybroch, but now and again I dream of him in his
life among the savages--if indeed he still lives (and I
persuade myself that my heart would by some means
know if he did not.)
So I see that what it comes to in the end is only the
same thing with which I began--that one word.
"Brother." You are my brother, as young Ian is my son,
the both of you my flesh and my spirit and always
shall be. If the loss of Ian haunts my dreams, the loss
of you haunts my days, Jamie."
Maybe you have noticed that my theme is Blood and Heart, as in "Written in My Own Heart's Blood". Thank you for the opportunity to share some of Diana's wonderful quotes!
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-- LisaW, 22:06:45 04/11/13 Thu
The following quote is taken from Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon, chapter 40 "Virgin Sacrifice". Copyright (c) 1997 by Diana Gabaldon. All rights reserved.
" She brought their linked hands down together, and spoke with
great deliberation.
"I, Brianna Ellen, take thee, Roger Jeremiah . . ." Her voice
was scarcely louder than the beating of his own heart, but he
heard every word. A breeze came through the tree, rattling the
leaves, lifting her hair.
". . . as long as we both shall live."
The phrase meant a good bit more to each of them now, he
thought, than it would have even a few months before. The pas-
sage through the stones was enough to impress anyone with the
fragility of life. "
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QOTD for Thursday, April 11, 2013 -- LisaW, 20:41:09 04/10/13 Wed
The following quote is taken from Voyager by Diana Gabaldon, chapter 11 "The Torremolinos Gambit" June 18, 1755. Copyright (c) 1994 by Diana Gabaldon. All rights reserved.
"The bishop made a soft thump as he set the felted base down with preci-
sion. Without stopping, his hand rose, as though it moved without his voli-
tion. The hand traveled the short distance through the air, looking as though
it knew precisely what it wanted, and set itself on Fraser's, palm tingling,
curved fingers gently imploring.
The hand under his was warm--so warm--but hard, and motionless as
marble. Nothing moved on the table but the shimmer of the flame in the
heart of the sherry. He lifted his eyes then, to meet Fraser's.
"Take your hand off me," Fraser said, very, very softly. "Or I will kill
you." "
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QOTD for Wednesday, April 10, 2013 -- LisaW, 21:14:02 04/09/13 Tue
The following quote is taken from Voyager by Diana Gabaldon, chapter 11 "The Torremolinos Gambit". Copyright (c) 1994 by Diana Gabaldon. All rights reserved.
"Then her breast pressed against his mouth, and he took it eagerly, drawing
her body tight against him as he suckled her. Her milk was hot and sweet,
with a faint taste of silver, like a deer's blood.
"Harder," she whispered to him, and put her hand behind his head,
gripping the back of his neck, pressing him to her. "Harder."
She lay at her length upon him, his hands holding for dear life to the sweet
flesh of her buttocks, feeling the small solid weight of the child upon his own
belly, as though they shared it now, protecting the small round thing be-
tween their bodies. "
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QOTD for Tuesday, April 9, 2013 -- LisaW, 20:46:02 04/08/13 Mon
The following quote is taken from Dragonfly In Amber by Diana Gabaldon, chapter 29 "To Grasp the Nettle". Copyright (c) 1992 by Diana Gabaldon. All
rights reserved.
" "Ye said you wanted to hurt me. Well, the thought of you lying with the
King hurt worse than the brand on my breast, or the cut of the lash on my
naked back. But the knowledge that ye thought ye couldna trust me to love
you is like waking from the hangman's noose to feel the gutting knife sunk in
my belly. Claire--" His mouth opened soundlessly, then closed tight for a
moment, until he found the strength to go on.
"I do not know if the wound is mortal, but Claire--I do feel my heart's
blood leave me, when I look at you." "
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- Lisa, it's been soooo long since I visited here - what a treat to find an old friend here doing QOTD! As I recall, this was a very uncomfortable chapter; this is probably my least re-read of the Books, and I must admit it's a little fuzzy now. (NT) -- pamelalass, 03:34:54 04/09/13 Tue
- Quite honestly I think Jamie was a bit over dramatic here. He had no concept of what Claire might have been thinking to do such a thing. I was a little disappointed in his reaction to this situation. He could have asked her about it befor making such a pronouncement! (NT) -- gstanley32, 05:13:48 04/09/13 Tue
- OMG! Me too, pamalalass! How strange and wonderful. Greetings to everyone! (NT) -- fionaj, 05:52:21 04/09/13 Tue
- Jamie has felt excruciating pain in the past...and to compare's Claire's actions to that pain??...very powerful indeed. At least we know they get past it, and their love grows even deeper. (NT) -- CarolSR, 06:11:30 04/09/13 Tue
- I'll take the opposite view, I understand Jamie's feelings. It isn't Claire being with Louis that bothers Jamie, but that She didn't trust him enough to tell him. In light of everything he was forced to reveal to her about BJR I honestly think she should have told him everything, then trusted him to understand the whys of it. I can understand why Claire didn't want to tell him, and I think I might have tried to keep it secret too, but she should have. (NT) -- jayn, 06:39:50 04/09/13 Tue
- He made his point but she had made her's as well. (NT) -- DawnW., 07:48:20 04/09/13 Tue
- I’m never quite sure what to make of this whole re-union, but as others have noted, relationships can get messy, and the challenge is to plow through the storm of anger, hurt and sadness [even if you think you'll die of sea sickness and are also covered with nettle rash] to get to the calmer seas beyond. Jamie doesn't flinch from examining the uncomfortable details and Claire is just as courageous. Together, this pair surely has the heart of a lion [and the head of an ox!] (NT) -- fionaj, 15:12:18 04/09/13 Tue
- Nice to "meet" old friends, I've missed you, your comments always gave new points ow view to see the quotes and the books in new light. (NT) -- Helka, 05:53:11 04/10/13 Wed
QOTD for Monday, April 8, 2013 -- LisaW, 19:22:44 04/07/13 Sun
The following quote is taken from Outlander by Diana Gabaldon, Chapter 39 "To Ransom a Man's Soul". Copyright(c)1991 by Diana Gabaldon. All rights reserved.
" "The heart of a lion," I said, shaking my head, "and the head of an ox. Too
bad you haven't also got the hide of a rhinoceros." I touched a freshly bloodied
weal on his shoulder.
He opened one eye. "What's a rhinoceros?"
"I thought you were unconscious!"
"I was. I am. My head's spinning like a top."
I drew a blanket up over him. "What you need now are food and rest."
"What you need now," he said, "are clothes." And shutting the eye again,
he fell promptly asleep. "
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QOTD for Sunday, April 7, 2013 -- LisaW, 20:03:56 04/06/13 Sat
The following quote is taken from Outlander by Diana Gabaldon, Chapter 23 "Return to Leoch". Copyright(c)1991 by Diana Gabaldon. All rights reserved.
" "Och?" He drew back to look me over judiciously. "Well now, these I've
apologized for," touching my shoulder, "those," slapping my rear lightly, "ye
deserved, and I'll not say I'm sorry for it, because I'm not."
"As for these," he said, stroking my thigh, "I'll not apologize for that,
either. Ye paid me full measure already." He rubbed his shoulder, grimacing. "Ye
drew blood in at least two places, Sassenach, and my back stings like holy hell."
"Well, bed with a vixen . . ." I said, grinning. "You won't get an apology
for that." He laughed in response and pulled me on top of him.
"I didna say I wanted an apology, did I? If I recall aright, what I said was
'Bite me again.' " "
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QOTD for Saturday, April 6, 2013 -- CindyG, 22:07:34 04/05/13 Fri
The following quote is taken from Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon, Chapter 64, Bottom of the Ninth. Copyright© 1997 by Diana Gabaldon. All rights reserved.
"I pushed back the edge of the shift, and with the next push the ring stretched to impossible size, and a head like a Chinese gargoyle popped out, with a flood of amniotic fluid and blood.
I found myself nose to nose with a waxy-white head with a face like a fist, that grimaced at me in utter fury.
'What is it? Is it a boy?' Jamie's hoarse question cut through my startlement.
'I hope so,' I said, hastily thumbing mucous from nose and mouth. 'It's the ugliest thing I've ever seen; God help it if it's a girl.'
Brianna made a noise that might have started as a laugh, and turned into an enormous grunt of effort. I barely had time to get my fingers in and turn the wide shoulders to help. There was an audible pop, and a long, wet form slithered out onto the soggy quilt, wriggling like a landed trout."
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Some news from DG regarding Book #8 - The cover has been revealed, the symbol on the cover is called an octothorpe..in simple terms..it's the symbol # - which has 8 points, as Diana is juggling 8 story lines in this book. She describes the book's theme in a word, "Betrayal." The book is due in December...and it's NOT the last one in the series. This info was obtained from an article posted by Entertainment Weekly. -- CarolSR, 08:56:14 04/05/13 Fri
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QOTD for Friday, April 5, 2013 -- CindyG, 22:15:02 04/04/13 Thu
The following quote is taken from Voyager by Diana Gabaldon, Chapter 5, To Us a Child is Given. Copyright© 1994 by Diana Gabaldon. All rights reserved.
"With hands experienced by years of unclehood, he lifted the tiny package and cuddled it against himself, pushing back the flap of blanket that shaded its face.
Its eyes were closed tight shut, the lashes not visible in the deep crease of the eyelids. The eyelids themselves lay at a sharp angle above the flushed smooth round of the cheeks, giving promise that it might--in this one recognizable feature, at least--resemble its mother.
The head was oddly lumpy, with a lopsided appearance that made Jamie think uncomfortably of a kicked-in melon, but the small fat mouth was relaxed and peaceful, the moist pink underlip quivering faintly with the snore attendant on the exhaustion of being born.
'Hard work, was it?' he said, speaking to the child, but it was the mother who answered him.
'Aye, it was,' Jenny said."
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QOTD for Thursday, April 4, 2013 -- CindyG, 22:07:56 04/03/13 Wed
The following quote is taken from Outlander by Diana Gabaldon, Chapter 24, By the Pricking of My Thumbs. Copyright© 1991 by Diana Gabaldon. All rights reserved.
"And then suddenly everything worked. A contraction eased, and all at once, everything slid smoothly into place. I waited, not moving, for the next contraction. It came, and a small wet nose popped suddenly out, pushing my hand out with it. The tiny nostrils flared briefly, as though interested in this new sensation, then the nose vanished.
'Next one will do it!' Alec was almost dancing with ecstasy, his arthritic form capering up and down in the hay. 'Come on, Losgann. Come on, my sweet wee froggie!'
As though in answer, there was a convulsive grunt from the mare. Her hindquarters flexed sharply and the foal slid smoothly onto the clean hay in a slither of knobbly legs and big ears.
I sat back on the hay, grinning idiotically. I was covered with soap and slime and blood, exhausted and aching, and smelt strongly of the less pleasant aspects of horse. I was euphoric."
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QOTD for Wednesday, April 3, 2013 -- CindyG, 22:12:10 04/02/13 Tue
The following quote is taken from A Breath of Snow and Ashes by Diana Gabaldon, Chapter 35, Laminaria. Copyright 2005 by Diana Gabaldon, all rights reserved.
"Giggles came from behind the closed door, accompanied by a massive creaking and rustling.
'He's no going to--' Jamie began, and stopped abruptly, looking incredulous. 'Is he?'
Evidently so, judging from the faint rhythmic creaks that began to be heard from the surgery.
I felt a slight warmth wash through me, along with a mild sense of shock -- and a slightly stronger urge to laugh.
'Well. . .er. . .I have heard that. . .um. . .it does sometimes seem to bring on labor. If a child was overdue, the maitresses sage femme in Paris would sometimes tell women to get their husbands drunk and. . .er-hum.'
Jamie gave the surgery door a look of disbelief, mingled with grudging respect.
'And him with not even a dram taken. Well, if that's what he's up to, the wee bugger's got balls, I'll say that for him.'"
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QOTD for Tuesday, April 2, 2013 -- CindyG, 21:42:05 04/01/13 Mon
The following quote is taken from A Breath of Snow and Ashes by Diana Gabaldon, Chapter 77, The Eighteenth of April. Copyright 2005 by Diana Gabaldon, all rights reserved.
"Lizzie sat up in a blood-smeared bower of furs, blinking with amazed stupefaction at a small, round, blood-smeared baby, who was regarding her with the exact same expression of open-mouthed astonishment.
Jo and Kezzie were clutching at each other, too excited and afraid to speak. From the corner of her eye, Brianna saw their mouths opening and closing in syncopation, and wanted to laugh, but instead followed her mother to the bedside.
'He just popped out!' Lizzie was saying, glancing momentarily at Claire, but then jerking her fascinated gaze back to the baby, as though she expected him -- yes, it was a him, Brianna saw -- to disappear as suddenly as he had arrived."
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QOTD for Monday, April 1, 2013 -- CindyG, 21:52:23 03/31/13 Sun
The following quote is taken from Lord John and the Brotherhood of the Blade by Diana Gabaldon, Chapter 17, In Which a Marriage Takes Place, among Other Things. Copyright© 2007 by Diana Gabaldon. All rights reserved.
"Suddenly Olivia slid down, pressing back against Percy so hard that Grey heard his grunt above the music. Percy gripped her by the shoulders, bracing her disheveled head against his chest. Grey felt a sort of subterranean shudder go through her body, rather like the waves of sound that beat on them, and looked down involuntarily.
There was a crash nearby as the outer doors were flung open, and to the clash of swords and the cheers of soldiers, a long purple object slithered out into Grey's hands, accompanied by a gush of fluids that did his cream silk breeches no good at all."
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QOTD for Sunday, March 31, 2013 -- CindyG, 22:29:33 03/30/13 Sat
The following quote is taken from Outlander by Diana Gabaldon, Chapter 32, Hard Labor. Copyright© 1991 by Diana Gabaldon. All rights reserved.
"I put my hands above Mrs. Martins's on Jenny's belly, and at her signal, all three of us pushed together. There was a deep, victorious grunt from Jenny, and a slimy blob swelled suddenly between her thighs. She straightened her thighs against the mattress and pushed once more, and Margaret Ellen Murray shot into the world like a greased pig."
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Kegels -- LP, 09:18:35 03/30/13 Sat
Do you all do these exercises? I am still having bladder troubles, so I am trying to train myself, but I just can't remember to do them every day. If you do them regularly, what is your secret?
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QOTD for Saturday, March 30th, 2013 -- Cait, 05:54:32 03/30/13 Sat
The following quote is taken from An Echo In The Bone by Diana Gabaldon, Chapter 101, Redivivus . Copyright © 2009 by Diana Gabaldon. All rights reserved.
“Who are you?” he said hoarsely, wheeling on Jamie.
I saw Jamie draw himself slowly upright, ignoring the noise below
“James Fraser,” he said. His eyes were fixed on William with a burning intensity, as thought to absorb every vestige of a sight he would not see again. “Ye kent me once as Alex MacKenzie. At Helwater.”
William blinked, blinked again, and his gaze shifted momentarily to John.
“And who—who the bloody hell am I?” he demanded, the end of the question rising to a squeak.
John opened his mouth but it was Jamie who answered.
“You’re a stinking Papist,” he said, very precisely, “and your baptismal name is James.” The ghost of regret crossed his face and then was gone. “It was the only name I had a right to give ye,” he said quietly, eyes on his son. “I’m sorry.”
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QOTD for Friday, March 29th, 2013 -- Cait, 04:15:31 03/29/13 Fri
The following quote is taken from An Echo In The Bone by Diana Gabaldon, Chapter 94, The Paths of Death. Copyright © 2009 by Diana Gabaldon. All rights reserved.
“The Mark was still visible on the mound at the base of my thumb. A faint white “J”, the mark he’d left on me on the eve of Culloden, when we first faced the stark knowledge of death and separation.
I traced the thin white line with the tip of the knife and felt the seductive whisper of metal on my skin. I’d wanted to die with him then, and he had sent me on with a firm hand. I carried his child; I could not die.
I carried her no longer—but she was still there. Perhaps reachable. I sat motionless for what seemed like a long time, then sighed and put the knife back on the table carefully.
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- Herself sure knows how to convey such stark despair. (NT) -- jayn, 05:55:32 03/29/13 Fri
- Wow, Claire's love for Jamie is so powerful, and her love for Brianna is overwhelming. (NT) -- LisaW, 06:59:25 03/29/13 Fri
- I ~thought~ she wouldn't do it. (NT) -- DawnW., 07:20:41 03/29/13 Fri
- I always thought this was against Claire's character. She always fought so hard for life, for her family, for her patients. It just seemed out of character. I know she was devastated by the thought that Jamie was gone, but she had Fergus and his family, and also the possibility to travel forward to find Brianna again. This passage sure made me think about the possibilities. How the story could have become like a Romeo and Juliette, Claire killing herself and then Jamie returning alive to face the tragedy. Interesting... (NT) -- CarolSR, 07:57:44 03/29/13 Fri
QOTD for Thursday, March 28th, 2013 -- Cait, 04:58:31 03/28/13 Thu
The following quote is taken from An Echo In The Bone by Diana Gabaldon, Chapter 62, One Just Man. Copyright © 2009 by Diana Gabaldon. All rights reserved.
“I’m sorry for your man,” I said. “But my man lies here. Get away, I said!” I raised the sword, and the woman stepped back hastily, dragging the boy by the arm.
She turned and went, muttering curses at me over her shoulder, but I paid no attention to what she said. The boy’s eyes stayed fixed on me as he went, dark coals in the dim light. He would know me again—and I him.
They vanished in the mist, and I lowered the sword, which suddenly weighed too much to hold. I dropped it on the grass and fell to my knees besides Jamie.
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QOTD for Wednesday, March 27th, 2013 -- Cait, 04:51:39 03/27/13 Wed
The following quote is taken from An Echo In The Bone by Diana Gabaldon, Chapter 50, Exodus. Copyright © 2009 by Diana Gabaldon. All rights reserved.
“You,” he said, and I saw his throat move as he swallowed. He crooked the index finger of his free hand at me.
“Come here.”
“I—“
“Now.”
Mesmerized, I slid away from the wall and took two steps toward him. Before I could say or do anything else, there was a flurry of kilt and large, hot hand was gripping me by the scruff of the neck. Then I was lying on my back in the long grass and wild tobacco, Jamie solidly inside me, and the hand was over my mouth—good thing, I realized dimly, as there were voices coming toward us along the alley on the other side of the garden wall.
“Play wi’ fire and ye might get singed, Sassenach,” he whispered in my ear.
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QOTD for Tuesday, March 26th, 2013 -- Cait, 18:10:58 03/25/13 Mon
The following quote is taken from An Echo In The Bone by Diana Gabaldon, Chapter 60, Deserter Game, Round Two. Copyright © 2009 by Diana Gabaldon. All rights reserved.
“It was twilight, but they were by now no more than fifty yards away; there was no mistaking it. He hadn’t seen the boy since he was twelve, but he had memorized every moment they’d spent in each others presence: the way he carried himself, the quick graceful movement--that’s from his mother, he thought in a daze of shock, seeing the tall young officer make a gesture of the hand that was Geneva Dunsany to the life—the shape of his back, his head and ears, though the slender shoulders had thickened to a man’s. Mine, he thought, with a surge of pride that shocked him nearly as much as William’s sudden appearance had. .”
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QOTD for Monday, March 25th, 2013 -- Cait, 19:40:11 03/24/13 Sun
The following quote is taken from An Echo In The Bone by Diana Gabaldon, Chapter 70, Sanctuary. Copyright © 2009 by Diana Gabaldon. All rights reserved.
“Can I help you?” Roger asked, taking a grip on the shovel he’d been using. The man wasn’t threatening but was roughly dressed and dirty—a tramp, perhaps—and there was something indefinable about him that made Roger uneasy.
“It’s a church, aye?” the man said, and grinned, though no hint of warmth touched his eyes. “Suppose I’ve come to claim sanctuary, then.” He moved suddenly into the light, and Roger saw his eyes more clearly. Cold, and a deep, striking green.
“Sanctuary,” William Buccleigh MacKenzie repeated. “And then, Minister dear, I want ye to tell me who ye are, who I am—and what in the name of God almighty are we?”
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QOTD for Sunday, March 24th, 2013 -- Cait, 05:58:36 03/24/13 Sun
The following quote is taken from An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon, Chapter 24, Joyeux Noel. Copyright (c) 2009 by Diana Gabaldon. All rights reserved.
"I rose yesterday to discover Captain Randall-Isaacs had decamped during the Night, leaving me with a brief Note stating that he had urgent Business, had enjoyed my Company and valuable Assistance, and that I was to remain here until either his Return or the arrival of new Orders.
The snow is deep, more may come at any Moment, and Business must be urgent indeed which could compel a man to venture any Distance. I am of course somewhat disturbed at Captain Randall-Isaacs abrupt Departure, curious as to what might have happened to cause it, and somewhat anxious as to his Welfare."
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Oh oh! -- Judie, 22:45:31 03/22/13 Fri
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Running out of quoters again.............. Who's up for it? :D
E-mail me to get your week. Click on "contact forum admin" above and let's make it happen. :D
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